Kat’s Happiness Project – May

June 4th, 2014

May was the month of fun for Life Coach Directory blogger Kat – but how easy is it to plan fun?

I was really looking forward to my month of fun, but rather annoyingly didn’t complete all of my goals – it turns out fun isn’t necessarily something you can plan. Another thing I quickly learnt was that what may be fun to some people, isn’t necessarily fun for you. Identifying what I considered to be ‘fun’ was the most important part of this process. Here were my goals for the month of May:

1. Read for pleasure more often

Reading is something I find fun, however I rarely make the time for it. Instead, watching TV or playing with my phone tends to take precedence. This month however, I made an effort to read more – and thanks to the sunny days we had, reading in the garden became a habit I relished. I also decided that it didn’t matter what I read – as long as I was reading; this meant I could enjoy reading magazines and blogs without feeling guilty.

2. Find something to laugh about every day

I didn’t take note of all the times I laughed this month, but I did make a conscious effort to lighten up. I clicked on those links my friends so often post of funny animals, I looked on the bright side when there was a power cut at home and I even laughed at my dad’s bad jokes. Not taking life so seriously was, perhaps unsurprisingly, liberating.

3. Do something spontaneous

A difficult thing to ‘plan’ as it were – and I’m not sure how spontaneous I really was this month – however I did try. My partner and I took off our sensible hats when attending a friend’s housewarming in London and rather than stick to our plan of catching a train home and sleeping in a nice comfy bed, we crashed on the sofa. The next morning was gloriously sunny and we all went out for breakfast, enjoying scrambled eggs al-fresco – something we would never have done at home.

4. Plan a fun day out

This one I am sad to say I haven’t done. I’ve had plenty of ideas, but nothing of substance. While this may be viewed as a ‘failed’ goal, I also think finding the fun in every day and being more spontaneous almost eliminates the need to plan a day of fun. Something I’ve come to realise this month is that even the most mundane of outings can be fun when looked at in the right light.

June goals

For June I want to look at connections – connections with my friends and family, and connections to the ‘real world’. I find a lot of my time is being spent online, so I want to un-plug a little and connect with people, not profiles.

have an Internet-free evening once a week (at least)

spend some quality time with family

connect with friends in real life

reconnect with nature once a week (at least).

What do you find fun? Do you schedule fun into your day? Let me know in the comments section below.